Bob Hill – Handicapping

STABLE NOTES BY VICTOR RYAN SUNDAY, MARCH 9, 2025 Kizushi Kimura; Benoit KIMURA SET TO RETURN FROM INJURY ON MARCH 21 CAVALIERI, EAGLES FLIGHT EARN TRIPLE DIGIT BEYERS SATURDAY WORKS: GETAWAY CAR, RAGING TORRENT, MIXTO AMONG NOTABLES GIII SANTA ANA, IRISH O’BRIEN HIGHLIGHT 4-DAY...

NYRA PRESS OFFICE —- Aqueduct Racetrack Notes Soontobeking secures first stakes victory in $125K Gander; Colloquial possible for Listed Lafayette Bernieandtherose lands career-best 75 BSF for Maddie May victory Donegal Momentum points to G1 Maker’s Mark Mile OZONE PARK,...

Racing Press Release Compiled by Robert Yates Sunday, March 9, 2025 Reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna emerged in good order from her victory in Saturday’s $400,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) and is scheduled to return to Fair Grounds early this week, Ray Bryner, who oversees...

By Mike Henry —- (PHOTO OF SKIPPYLONGSTOCKING WINNING THE GRADE III MICHELOB ULTRA CHALLENGER COURTESY OF SV PHOTOGRAPHY) TB DERBY WINNER HIGHLY QUALIFIED FOR RACE HE MIGHT NOT BE SUITED FOR OLDSMAR, FL. – With the 50 points he earned from Saturday’s stylish victory in the...

By David Joseph —- Nic’s Style; Lauren King Photo Nic’s Style Wins with Style in G3 Hurricane Bertie HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Stephen Rousseau’s Nic’s Style took full advantage of a blistering early pace with a winning stretch drive in Saturday’s $165,000 Hurricane...

By Kevin Kilroy —- Fionn Flies Late to Score in the Allen “Black Cat” LaCombe Fionn; Hodges Photography New Orleans, La (March 8, 2025) – George Messina and Michael Lee’s Fionn saved her best running for the end, going from last to first in the $100,000 Allen “Black Cat”...

Compiled by Robert Yates | Photo Credit: Coady Media —- HOT SPRINGS, AR – Avoiding all the bear traps, reigning Horse of the Year Thorpedo Anna opened her 2025 campaign with a workmanlike 3 ½-length victory in the $400,000 Azeri Stakes (G2) for older fillies and mares...

Ron Correll Senior columnist Tracksideview —- Tampa belongs to Owen Almighty TRINITY, Fla. – How do you make 50 Kentucky Derby points disappear? You win the Tampa Bay Derby and decide you’re not going to the “big dance” on the first Saturday in May. Trainer...

By Mike Henry —- OWEN ALMIGHTY UNLEASHES BEST IN TB DERBY; DOWNS DAY TO REMEMBER SV Photography OLDSMAR, FL. – Irad Ortiz, Jr.’s face was flushed with excitement as he sought out trainer Brian Lynch in the winner’s circle after 3-year-old colt Owen Almighty’s scintillating...